Chief Accountant for Nestlé Sweden

Do you want to work for the world’s largest food and beverage company and take on a key role within finance for Sweden? Are you result-oriented with a good knowledge about the Swedish Financial Statements Act as well as of IFRS? Fantastic, then we are looking for the power of you as our new Chief Accountant for Sweden!
What's it like to work here?
You will be joining a multi-cultured and energectic team of Finance Professionals whom are all on the same mission and that is bringing value to our business. The Nordic Financial Services team consists of four Chief Accountants and an AR/AP specialist. Our Finance organization is fast-moving and professional, but with an informal and collegial tone.


In this role, you will be able to create a large network across global functions and the local organization. Since you will be working towards different deadlines and projects, the workload will shift up and down over time based on your assignments and responsibilities.


You report to our Nordic Financial Services Manager, who is also based in our head office in Copenhagen, Denmark.


Your future challenges
As our new Chief Accountant you will be responsible for:
Overseeing and making sure that our Nestlé Sverige AB accounts are reconciled and up to date.
Being SPOC for certain accounting processes across our Nordic entities.
Being the bridge in accounting matters between the local organization on one side and our internal financial shared service centers abroad on the other side and vice versa.
Being involved in the day-to-day finance and accounting operations including review & approval of payment vouchers & journal entries.
Being responsible for annual accounts of Nestlé Sverige AB
Being responsible for timely quarterly financial reporting to Nestlé Headquarters in Switzerland.
Ensuring compliance with local laws and regulations within finance.
Ensuring that financial guidelines of the Nestlé Group are followed.
Local point of contact for external audit.
Participate in and drive business excellence projects.



Who are you?
We believe that you have a minimum of 3 years of experience within accounting or audit combined with a university degree, preferably within Business Administration, Economics or Finance. You also have a good knowledge about the Swedish Financial Statements Act as well as of IFRS.


You are an experience user of Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Excel. Previous working experience with SAP is highly regarded and experience from the FMCG business is seen as an advantage. You are fluent in Swedish and English, verbally as well as in writing.


As a person, moreover, you:
are well-organized and pay attention to details
possess highly analytical skills
are result-focused and possess a strong business acumen.
can build strong relationships with internal as well as external stakeholders
are able to communicate complex things in an understandable manner
have a proactive and pragmatic attitude with a can-do working style
are able to work independently



Be a Force for Good
At Nestlé we touch millions of people’s lives every single day through the work we do and the products we create. This way we are helping to shape a happier, healthier future for individuals and families, for communities and for the planet. Working at Nestlé means you are part of something bigger; a community of people that comes together with a shared purpose and an organization committed to delivering good. Good food, good life.


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Are you interested?
We will interview suitable candidates as they apply, so please don’t hesitate to take this opportunity to submit your application and CV as soon as possible and no later than July 2, 2023. If you have any questions regarding the job, please do not hesitate to contact Aida Kadribegovic, Financial Services Manager, at +45 26 89 99 74. Please note that we will only accept applications that are sent to us via our Careers site.


We look forward to hearing from you!